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Katie Swanson

@ktswan.bsky.social

32 Followers  |  36 Following  |  2 Posts  |  Joined: 18.11.2024  |  1.7643

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These sites might be useful:

1. HealthMap – Real-time disease tracking system developed by Boston Children’s Hospital. (healthmap.org)
2. Global Incident Map – Displays disease outbreaks worldwide with alert notifications. (outbreaks.globalincidentmap.com)

02.03.2025 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 7303    πŸ” 3202    πŸ’¬ 196    πŸ“Œ 137

Trump and Musk are messing with Social Security by demanding 15% cuts to staff.

β€œWe are already short-staffed as it is. Right now we are working on applications generally from 2023-ish.”

These Trump and Musk Social Security cuts could mean that "easily the wait times will be extended by one year."

02.03.2025 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 790    πŸ” 342    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 17
Department of Education FormLock

Can you spread the word about this monstrosity? It’s a snitch site to abolish all DEI in schools.

enddei.ed.gov?fbclid=IwZXh...

28.02.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 297    πŸ” 170    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 17
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NIH funding freeze stalls applications on $1.5 billion in medical research funds The National Institutes of Health had to stop considering new grant applications, delaying funding for research into diseases ranging from heart disease and cancer to Alzheimer's and allergies.

Trump and Musk are cutting off cancer research.

01.03.2025 02:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1459    πŸ” 736    πŸ’¬ 78    πŸ“Œ 56
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To President Zelenskyy, From Embarrassed Americans Please help the voices of the American people reach President Zelenskyy, the people of Ukraine, the US Government, and the world.

sign.moveon.org/petitions/to...

01.03.2025 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 463    πŸ” 92    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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#AltGov: the secret network of federal workers resisting Doge from the inside Government employees fight the Trump administration’s chaos by organizing and publishing information on Bluesky

I’ve been dealing with other things and taking a break from screen time and pop online to this!

It has a screenshot of my top 5 (hint #3 is my favorite).

I am proud to be part of this group.

#Resist
#AltGov

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

27.02.2025 01:41 β€” πŸ‘ 522    πŸ” 90    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 8
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F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots (Gift Article) The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.

Those in the medical & science world understand the implications of delaying the decision to choose flu strains for this year, but with the firehose of news this is getting lost in the flood. This is beyond egregious, but we need a way to breakthrough to the general public. Please post your ideas.

27.02.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

I just transferred an 11 year old to the ER from urgent care. He was so ill he was gray. He was the sickest kid I’ve ever seen and I’ve worked in children’s hospitals and level 1 emergency departments. He was unvaccinated.
#vaccinessavelives

26.02.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Death is not the only outcome that matters when it comes to infectious disease. In the TX measles outbreak, 16 people have been hospitalized so far, which can be traumatizing for kids and financially destructive for their parents. Measles can also cause a variety of adverse outcomes such as…

25.02.2025 00:58 β€” πŸ‘ 653    πŸ” 183    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 12
Sorry cancer research is on hold

Sorry cancer research is on hold

25.02.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 311    πŸ” 92    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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Don't forget to invite your friends to this week-long Amazon boycott March 7-14. This is our starting point to people quitting their Amazon addictions altogether. www.facebook.com/events/13171...
#Resist #Boycott #AmazonBoycott #BoycottAmazon

25.02.2025 03:19 β€” πŸ‘ 184    πŸ” 67    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4
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Health Workers Think DOGE Is About To Backfire, Big-Time Mass layoffs have hit departments whose literal purpose is to save money or improve health outcomes.

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are messing with your Medicare benefits.

Democrats passed a law to finally let Medicare negotiate with Big Pharma for lower prices.

Now Trump and Musk laid off the negotiators.

That means higher drug costs for you. Nothing efficient about that.

19.02.2025 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 5494    πŸ” 1703    πŸ’¬ 241    πŸ“Œ 80
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We’re in a timeline where I agree with Mike Pence 🀯

19.02.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 8898    πŸ” 1509    πŸ’¬ 473    πŸ“Œ 130
(above images of Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk) The only MINORITY DESTROYING the COUNTRY is
BILLIONAIRES.

(above images of Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk) The only MINORITY DESTROYING the COUNTRY is BILLIONAIRES.

19.02.2025 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3187    πŸ” 956    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 27
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@walshfreedom.bsky.social

19.02.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 612    πŸ” 145    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 6

Done

19.02.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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@kkjetelina.bsky.social
From Your Local Epidemiologist:

18.02.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 279    πŸ” 107    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 12

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18.02.2025 21:13 β€” πŸ‘ 583    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Takes a β€˜Giant Wrecking Ball’ to U.S. Research America's status as a global science leader is in doubt as the administration freezes funding and targets research that references climate or diversity
18.02.2025 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 134    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6
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A pediatrician warns of 'long lasting' consequences of RFK Jr. leading HHS Ratner predicts the appointment of Kennedy, a vaccine skeptic, will impact vaccine availability and hesitancy: "It is much easier to scare people than to un-scare them," he says.

Ratner predicts the appointment of Kennedy, a vaccine skeptic, will impact vaccine availability and hesitancy: "It is much easier to scare people than to un-scare them," he says.

18.02.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3990    πŸ” 928    πŸ’¬ 136    πŸ“Œ 66
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Measles outbreak in Texas rises to at least 58 cases β€” the state's worst in over 30 years A measles outbreak in Texas​ has led to 58 confirmed cases, making it the state's worst in over 30 years β€” and local health officials say additional cases​ are likely to occur.

In 2019, RFK Jr visited Samoa to spread anti-vax lies, spurring a measles outbreak that led to the deaths of 83 people - mostly children.

We can’t let that tragedy repeat in Texas. The MMR vaccine is 97% effective at preventing measles. Let’s stop the spread.

www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-m...

18.02.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 21305    πŸ” 7324    πŸ’¬ 859    πŸ“Œ 372
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US Homeland Security says election security personnel placed on leave The Department of Homeland Security, as part of an evaluation of its election security mission, said on Tuesday that personnel focused on misinformation, disinformation and foreign influence operations aimed at U.S. elections have been placed on administrative leave.
18.02.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 5

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